
22 Chapter 1 About System Imaging Administration
What You Need to Know
To set up NetBoot on your server, you should be familiar with your network
configuration, including the DHCP services it provides. Be sure you meet the following
requirements:
 You’re the server administrator.
 You’re familiar with network setup.
 You know the DHCP configuration.
You might also need to work with your networking staff to change network topologies,
switches, routers, and other network settings.
Client Computer Requirements
Most Macintosh computers that can run Mac OS X can use NetBoot to start up from a
Mac OS X disk image on a server. At the time of this publication, this includes the
following Macintosh computers:
 Slot-loading G3 iMac (tray-loading iMacs are not supported)
 G4 iMac
 iMac G5
 Mac mini
 iBook
 eMac
 Power Mac G5
 Power Mac G4
 Power Mac G4 Cube
 PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
 PowerBook G4
 Xserve
 Xserve G5
You should install the latest firmware updates on all client computers. Firmware
updates are available from the Apple support website: www.apple.com/support/.
The older Macintosh computers in the following list require NetBoot 1.0:
 iMacs with tray-loading CD drives
 G3 blue-and-white tower computers
 PowerBook G3 computers with bronze keyboards
Though Server Admin supports only NetBoot 2.0, you can enable support for these
NetBoot 1.0 clients using Terminal commands. For more information, see the system
image chapter of the command-line administration guide.
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